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Global News
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Global News
Canadian musician Matthew Good cancels U.S. shows to protest Trump tariffs
Canadian musician Matthew Good has announced that he's cancelling his U.S. tour dates in protest of U.S. President Donald Trump's government and its ongoing tariffs policy. Good, 54, made the announcement Saturday on Facebook, telling his U.S. fans that he cannot 'in good conscience carry out my dates this summer in your country.' 'This is not fair to you, and I'm very well aware of that, but the truth is, every week that goes by, I have a deeper disdain for what's going on there politically,' the four-time Juno winner wrote. 'My world has always focussed [sic] on political awareness, and I know that you might not all be on the same side, so I want to be clear about this,' he continued. 'It's MY opinion, and I'm willing to risk my future US career, to stand up against things today, and god willing, for ONLY another 3 years.' Story continues below advertisement The Load Me Up rocker pointed to Canada's cancellation of the digital services tax on Canadian revenue of companies such as Amazon, Google and Meta as a main factor in the decision. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced late last month that Canada would cancel the planned tax as a condition of resuming trade talks with the U.S. 'Recently, it was announced that after a year of an imposed digital services tax, we (Canada) are backing down from that, to appease Mr. Trump's government,' Good wrote. 'This was approximately 2 billion dollars in revenue that has been accumulating, and we're walking away from that,' Good wrote. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'Add to that, the massive increase in visa costs, the fear mongering that even after we have our visas, we may still be denied entry if we have something negative to say about the current GOP, and I end up in a situation where I'm biting my tongue, and losing what credibility I had to stand up and say something.' Story continues below advertisement Good went on to say he will lose a week's worth of work but 'giving up 30% of our earnings to a withholding tax, walking on eggshells at the border, and actively participating in the silencing of opinions, is a bigger cost to me personally.' 'I realize that I have approximately .00001% impact on things overall, as this was just a few thousand tickets, but I can't stand by and be quiet while our amazing country is bullied into walking away from billions in needed revenue, constantly left wondering if we actually have a partner or an enemy to the south, and equally as tragic, supporting someone who has completely bastardized the institution of art and culture in the US.' Good also said he would 'invite other artists to join me' but knows that is 'unfair.' Good was scheduled to perform in Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Buffalo in the coming days. He's still encouraging fans to show their support for the band Texas King, which would have joined him at the shows. The Hello Time Bomb singer also took to Instagram after Trump first made his comments early in the new year about wanting Canada to join the United States as the 51st state. Story continues below advertisement 'I did not ever think that something of this troubling significance would ever occur in my lifetime,' he began. 'Yesterday the Prime Minister resigned. Today, the incoming President of the United States clearly admitted at a press conference that one of his goals is to annex Canada through the use of what can only be termed as economic warfare.' Good said that his family fought in the Second World War 'for the freedoms and sovereignty of this nation, Canada.' 'I have travelled this nation more times coast to coast than most ever will. And I can tell you without hesitation that despite those petty divisions some attempt to promote, the majority of us hold this land dear,' he wrote. 'From Haida Gwaii to Halifax, we're Canadians that have the ability to share the best of ourselves with others. And we do.' 'In all of this, there will come a time to stand up and refuse to abandon this nation and what it means to truly be Canadian. I hope when that time comes, you will join me in doing so,' Good concluded his post. Story continues below advertisement — With files from The Canadian Press
The Guardian
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Geri Horner sees Girl Power lose out to Britpop at Cheltenham festival
Girl power took on Britpop at Cheltenham on Friday but a horse owned by Geri Horner proved no match for Wonderwall in the Hunter Chase, better known in racing as 'the amateurs' Gold Cup'. The former Spice Girl added a touch of glamour to the final day, and in the paddock beforehand she admitted she was looking forward to seeing Lift Me Up, named after her 1999 No 1, become her first runner at the festival. 'I'm very excited,' she said. 'It's amazing. I'm very excited.' However, while Lift Me Up could only finish 13th, for fans of Oasis, Wonderwall proved to be the one that was going to save them as it powered to victory at 28-1. Lift Me Up's rider Jack Andrews, who at 6ft 4in is often called the world's tallest jockey, had warned that he was a tricky horse who travels well but doesn't want to do too much at the front. But the lightly raced nine-year-old never had the chance to show what he could do in contention as it was always well back. Perhaps we shouldn't have been too surprised. For all Horner's optimism, the Racing Post had also written that 'on the balance of form a minor role looks on the cards'. But at least it got round – something that six horses that were pulled up and another which was unseated were unable to do. And while naming a horse Lift Me Up was perhaps asking for trouble given the Hunter Chase requires the field of amateur riders to jump 22 tough fences, it never looked to be in trouble. Wonderwall had a lot more going for it, having finished third in a Grade Two race in 2022 and having come fourth in a good novice handicap at Cheltenham late in 2023. And after a patient ride from jockey Rob Andrews it just about held off 4-1 shot Its On The Line. 'It's unbelievable,' said Wonderwall's jockey Rob James. 'I just got there a bit too soon but it's the one as an amateur you always want to win. This lad was top class.' Meanwhile Horner's husband, the Red Bull team principal Christian, was half the world away at the Australian Grand Prix. However his brother, Guy, said that he had got up in the middle of the night to watch. 'Christian and Geri decided to name the horses after her songs,' he explained. 'So it's more interesting than Formula One drivers. He's on the text in Melbourne, yeah. He's watching. He's excited about it.' 'We all rode when we were younger. We rode and we got into cars and engines and obviously Christian's racing career. It's a good switch off from motor racing.' That sentiment was echoed by Christian in January when Lift Me Up won at Warwick. 'It is a bit of escapism away from the madness of F1,' he explained. 'But there are more similarities between horse racing and motor racing than you might think, just in the way a jockey gets the most out of a horse.' But while there was no victory, it was perhaps a welcome moment of joy and levity for the Horners after the new series of Drive to Survive raked over the allegations of controlling behaviour made against him by a female employee last season. It was a story that captured headlines and divided the paddock, with Horner ultimately being cleared. However Netflix's cameras captured Horner's visible discomfort, especially in the first episode where he calls Zak Brown, his rival at McLaren, a 'prick' for calling for greater transparency in the case. And there has been a lasting fallout too. Earlier this month, Horner was booed at Formula One's glitzy pre-season launch at the O2. However the Horners' love of a different kind of horsepower was entirely genuine, as their jockey explained. 'Christian and Geri love the horses,' said Andrews. 'They love the fact that the yard is on their doorstep so they visit them all the time. They love the day out and it's an escape for them.' 'I'm potentially showing my young age here, but I was very young when the Spice Girls were big so Geri wasn't someone who was high up on my list of celebrities and Christian was probably more famous to me because I enjoy Formula One,' he added. And while this defeat was a bump in the road, it is clear that Andrews believes that the Horners are in horse racing for the long haul. 'I think he sometimes struggles when the odd thing goes wrong,' he said. 'When there's a problem with a car, you put it in the garage and fix it, but when there's a problem with a horse it can be hard to understand and get to the bottom of. But saying that, they absolutely love it and they are simply a pleasure to ride for.'
